El Dorado County, California (CA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	43%

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Median resident age:	39.4 years
California median age:	33.3 years

Males: 77,963	(49.9%)
Females: 78,336	(50.1%)

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El Dorado County:	2.6 people
California:	2.9 people

This county:	$64,188
California:	$59,948

This county:	$850
State:	$984

El Dorado County:	$506,500
California:	$532,300

Detached houses: $584,581

Here:	$584,581
State:	$619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $342,406

Here:	$342,406
State:	$541,123

In 2-unit structures: $625,000

Here:	$625,000
State:	$702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $450,000

Here:	$450,000
State:	$512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,895

Here:	$286,895
State:	$482,470

Mobile homes: $72,509

Here:	$72,509
State:	$59,450

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 17
• Assaults: 294
• Burglaries: 741
• Thefts: 1520
• Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 19
• Robberies: 25
• Assaults: 244
• Burglaries: 810
• Thefts: 1658
• Auto thefts: 8

El Dorado County:	9.0%
California:	12.4%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	14.2%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	6.3%

Area name: Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in El Dorado County is $786 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $959 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1384 a month.

Cities in this county include: South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Placerville, Twentynine Palms Base, Diamond Springs, Pollock Pines, Shingle Springs, Georgetown, North El Dorado.

2005 air pollution in El Dorado County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.114 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 18 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alpine County , Amador County , Douglas County, Nevada , Placer County , Sacramento County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in El Dorado County: Eleven Pines (A), Abels Apple Acres (B), Emerald Bay Overlook (C), Enchs Smokey Ridge Ranch (D), African Bar (E), Monument Picnic Area (F), Jodar Vineyard and Winery (G), Mother Lode Orchards (H), Alder Creek Camp Ground (I), Fallen Leaf Campground (J), Fallen Leaf Marina (K), Fashoda Picnic Area (L), Allen Camp (M), Finnon Lake Campground (N), Finnon Lake Picnic Area (O), Firs Campground (P), Alpine Campground (Q), Fitzpatrick Winery (R), Five Corners (S), Rupley Cabin (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: French Creek Shopping Center (1), Prospector Plaza Shopping Center (2), Cameron Oaks Shopping Center (3), Shingle Spring Plaza Shopping Center (4), Durock Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in El Dorado County include: Emmanuel Episcopal Church (A), Chapel of Our Lady of the Sierras (B), Saint Johns Catholic Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pioneer Graves Cemetery (1), Pioneer Cemetery (2), Pilot Hill Cemetery (3), Indian Diggings Cemetery (4), Catholic Cemetery (5), Chinese Cemetery (6), Andreason Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hidden Lake (A), Granite Lake (B), Frata Lake (C), Rockbound Lake (D), Secret Lake (E), Francis Lake (F), Fox Lake (G), Triangle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Angora Creek (A), Acorn Creek (B), Yankee John Creek (C), Angel Creek (D), Anderson Creek (E), Al Brass Creek (F), Alder Creek (G), Allegheny Creek (H), New York Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in El Dorado County include: Pine Hill State Ecological Reserve (1), Fallen Leaf Recreation Center (2), Sugar Pine Point State Park (3), D L Bliss State Park (4), Beer Garden Picnic Area (5), Sweetwater Basin Wildlife Area (6), Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (7), Old Fort Jim Historical Marker (8), Tallac Historical Site (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Kiva Beach (A), Calawee Cove Beach (B), Pope Beach (C), Baldwin Beach (D), Lester Beach (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Coloma Post Office (A), Aukum Post Office (B), Somerset Post Office (C), Rescue Post Office (D), Camino Post Office (E), Camp Richardson Post Office (F), Smith Flat Post Office (G), Cool Post Office (H), Grizzly Flat Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.3%
California:	11.2%

Current college students: 9,288
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,183 (41% naturalized citizens)

El Dorado County:	7.2%
Whole state:	26.2%

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 57,096
• One, attached: 1,597
• Two: 1,474
• 3 or 4: 1,935
• 5 to 9: 1,868
• 10 to 19: 857
• 20 or more: 2,078
• Mobile homes: 4,209
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 164

Housing units in El Dorado County with a mortgage: 28,476 (4,302 second mortgage, 3,323 home equity loan, 129 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,209

Here:	79.8% with mortgage
State:	79.0% with mortgage

El Dorado County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below California state average. It is 643% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/1994 at 12:23:43, a magnitude 6.1 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.0 MD, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from El Dorado County center
On 8/1/1975 at 20:20:12, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.7 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from El Dorado County center
On 10/24/1990 at 06:15:20, a magnitude 5.7 (5.4 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 ML, 5.7 ML, Depth: 7.5 mi) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from the county center
On 12/28/1995 at 18:27:59, a magnitude 5.5 (4.6 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.0 ML, 5.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.2 miles away from El Dorado County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 54,656 (76%) Carpooled: 9,599 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,147 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Subway or elevated: 24 (0%) Railroad: 5 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 97 (0%) Motorcycle: 123 (0%) Bicycle: 244 (0%) Walked: 1,570 (2%) Other means: 418 (1%) Worked at home: 4,215 (6%)

8.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.73%
California average:	5.75%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($115 average AGI)

El Dorado County:	0.05%
California average:	0.21%

6.79% relocated from other counties in California ($53,929 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($12,127 average AGI)

El Dorado County:	1.90%
California average:	1.75%

from Sacramento County, CA	2.72% ($70,779 average AGI)
from Placer County, CA	0.46% ($64,621)
from Santa Clara County, CA	0.41% ($120,087)
from Contra Costa County, CA	0.31% ($85,534)
from Alameda County, CA	0.30% ($73,941)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.27% ($59,302)
from Douglas County, NV	0.20% ($45,368)

8.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,310 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.45%
California average:	6.27%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($205 average AGI)

El Dorado County:	0.09%
California average:	0.11%

5.09% relocated to other counties in California ($28,079 average AGI)
3.27% relocated to other states ($19,026 average AGI)

El Dorado County:	3.27%
California average:	2.40%

to Sacramento County, CA	2.06% ($47,186 average AGI)
to Placer County, CA	0.56% ($54,266)
to Douglas County, NV	0.38% ($42,038)
to San Diego County, CA	0.23% ($39,899)
to Washoe County, NV	0.20% ($58,240)
to Santa Clara County, CA	0.15% ($57,478)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.14% ($31,770)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 26,190 (22,572 aged, 3,618 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 134,656 (34,199 male householders, 9,155 female householders)

  36,166 spouses, 46,168 children (42,288 natural, 1,127 adopted, 2,753 stepchildren), 2,114 grandchildren, 844 brothers or sisters, 964 parents, 1,842 other relatives, 3,204 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 20,588 (7,517 male householders (5,295 living alone)), 8,142 female householders (6,550 living alone)), 4,929 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,055 (636 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,264 2-persons, 9,081 3-persons, 8,985 4-persons, 3,896 5-persons, 1,445 6-persons, 683 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,845 1-person, 3,113 2-persons, 512 3-persons, 151 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

89.9% of residents of El Dorado County speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $700,617,000 ($4052 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $43,603,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $370,687,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $178,545,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $583,000
Federal grants: $80,390,000
Federal procurement contracts: $28,050,000 ($12,538,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $42,361,000 ($432,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $902,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $47,499,000
Federal Government insurance: $85,081,000

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	35 per 1000 residents
State:	34 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+39 per 1000 residents

Here:	+93 per 1000 residents
State:	-18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 35.57 millions of gallons per day (21% from ground, 79% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	3.5

53% of El Dorado County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in California.

El Dorado County:	53.4%
State average:	52.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 97898
• Northeast: 8213
• Midwest: 16844
• South: 8883
• West: 12007

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $191,700

Here:	7.2%
California:	9.9%

Here:	5.5%
California:	7.8%

Here:	8.2%
California:	15.4%

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